All Blog Posts Tagged 'environment' (5)

Dear Friends,
This email is to announce the online launch of Fever – A Video Guide, a set of videos for use by indigenous communities and their allies. The videos are available to watch and download online: www.lifemosaic.net DVD copies may be requested by going to our website and clicking on Request a DVD.

Fever – A Video Guide consists of 4 short films for indigenous communities to raise awareness and build knowledge about the issue of… Continue

Solihull Borough Council launched a 'Environment Champions' project to deal with the community's problem with littering, vandalism, and grafitti. The project has involved over 270 volunteers and a 100 projects - and helped combat a culture of environmental crime that can lead to more serious crime. The programme also involved young people in the project - harnessing their imagination and increasing their employability. The successful project has increased social cohesion and bolstered social…

Together with Liam Campbell, a Donegal man and a fellow student at Ulster University, we are trying to pull together a project linking fishing communities in the Gaelic speaking areas of Ireland and Scotland.

Below is a review on Paul Kingsnorth's book Real England. Kingsnorth is a journalist, author and has recently co-founded the Dark Mountain project, which might appeal to those of you with an interest in story-telling...

Real England: the Battle Against the Bland
by Paul Kingsnorth
Portobello
£7.99

Surrounded by neighbours who have a clearer sense of identity, it has become fashionable to contemplate what exactly it means to be English in… Continue